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MAPS / MSSL 2009: THE SPRING CHALLENGE [for Boys] DOUGHBOY FIELDS, MARCH 28-29, 2009 Greetings,
Coach / Manager: A)
SCHEDULE OF GAMES
The
schedule of games for The Spring Challenge will be posted on the MAPS website.
We are using SoccerScheduler.com (affiliated with GotSport.com) for posting
schedules, and results will be relayed to GotSoccer.com immediately upon the
conclusion of the event. The SoccerScheduler.com schedules will be presented
in a printable form for each bracket of competition as soon as the schedule
is completed. About a
week before the event, a Field/Timeslot schedule will also be posted that
will allow you to identify every game on every field during the course of the
weekend. All
schedules are accessible from the Challenge Homepage located at http://www.socceragency.net/maps/2009/0903/challenge.htm Please check and confirm the
dates, times and fields of your games as soon as they are posted. After
Monday March 23 teams will be notified by direct email if they are involved
in a material change. Team Contacts (as provided on your application) are
responsible for checking their emails on a regular basis, especially the last
week before the event, to ensure that no last minute communications are
ignored. B) LODGING
If you require lodging, contact Titan
Lodging Travel Coordinator Linda at linda@titanlodging.com.
Teams staying overnight while participating are required to book lodging
through Titan Lodging. Titan Lodging has reserved rooms
with various convenient hotels at attractive rates throughout the year, to
ensure that there is adequate lodging for all MAPS & MSSL events. If we
fail to utilize these rooms, they will be released and unavailable to teams
at other events, including many during periods of the year when
accommodations can be scarce. Hence, we appreciate your cooperation with this
policy. C)
REGISTRATION We will have Registration at the
fields at the Headquarters pavilion or tent. A team representative must
arrive to register an hour before your first game. All teams must have: A photocopy of the stamped,
official Team Roster they can
leave with Registration officials. Pencil in any Guest players being used. Player Passes for all participating players, rostered and
guest. Authorizations for Medical Treatment, more commonly referred to as Medical Releases,
for all participating players. The ones executed when
the player was first registered with the team for the season are usually
adequate. Remember, these documents are critical to ensure that a
player can be admitted to an ambulance, clinic or hospital for treatment,
especially in the absence of a parent or legal guardian in attendance. These
documents have to show original signatures, and be signed within the last
twelve months. (And preferably be notarized, as we have heard of clinics that
questioned how they could confirm that the signature actually was that of a
parent or legal guardian.) Permissions To Travel for those out-of-state teams (non-New Remember: All players on your team
must have player passes from the SAME governing body, whether USYS or US Club
or AYSO, etc. D) RULES OF PLAY
& REGULATIONS Rules of Play can be accessed from
the Tournament Homepage or directly at: http://www.socceragency.net/maps/INFO_tournament_rules.htm All team coaches, managers,
players and supporters are required to abide by these Rules &
Regulations, covering both competition and conduct on premises. Coaches and
Managers are responsible for distributing this information to their teams. In particular, note the summary
page at the end that covers procedures on scoring, playoffs, tiebreakers,
foul weather, etc. E) AWARDS Medals are awarded for both There are no standings kept at the
small-sided field age levels, but each player U10 and younger receives a
Spring Challenge Participation Award. Please make sure to stop by the
Headquarters pavilion to receive your awards and pins. F) TRAVEL
DIRECTIONS Travel directions to the fields
can be accessed from the Tournament Homepage. There should also be a field
layout map posted for each venue. Make sure you note the venue at which each
of your games is located. In addition to IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEAMS PLAYING AT To obtain directions to the Also, READ the boxed section that comprises the second half of
the Travel Directions, for important information about your G) REFRESH YOUR WEB
BROWSER / CONTACT MOBILE PHONE# / MESSAGING Please
check your team account on www.GotSport.com
and make sure there is a valid mobile phone number listed for the TEAM
CONTACT PERSON INFORMATION. This will be the first number called if there is
a scheduling or weather problem at the fields. Also,
make sure you avoided using corporate or government email addresses for your
team contacts entered in www.GotSport.com.
These networked computer systems tend to have strong firewalls and spam
filters that invariably prevent group messaging functions such as we rely
upon from operating. Please provide at least some email addresses from
residential accounts (AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, Comcast, Verizon, Optonline, Gmail, etc.) Note
that the online registration form has space for at least three individuals
(manager, coach, contact) who can receive team email notifications. Please DO
NOT list the same person for all positions. If we are unable to get
through to this one individual, it leaves us no alternatives to pursue. H)
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